Epic team photo from Oakridge football

Around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oakridge senior football player Gerry Snyder shared a photo with the Register-Guard sports staff:

Snyder, a receiver and kicker for the Warriors, said he thought we would like to see it. He said the team was practicing Wednesday afternoon as the Deception Creek fire grew. Ash started falling toward the end of practice. Assistant coach Michael Barrett snapped the photo in what is surely one of the most epic high school football team photos of all time.

And if you’re wondering, Snyder said he’s the tall one in the very back.

Oakridge plays at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 at home against Lost River.

Ben Schorzman is an experienced preps reporter who worked at The News-Register in McMinnville for three years before coming to the Register-Guard in August of 2013. He's a University of Oregon grad and a fan of small-town high school sporting events in old gyms. Follow him on Twitter @benschoz_RG.